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Warren Buffett said America's 'incredible period' was coming to an end. Was he right?

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  • The majority of Berkshire Hathaway's businesses will report lower earnings in 2023 than in 2022

    80% confidence

  • Investors should get used to making less returns

    80% confidence

  • Massive tech companies dominate headlines and investment flows, but other companies are also executing well

    80% confidence

  • America's 'incredible period' was coming to an end in 2023

    80% confidence

  • There will likely be a 10 to 20% drawdown in equity markets sometime in the next 12 to 24 months

    80% confidence

  • Berkshire Hathaway wouldn't be immune to economic downturn

    80% confidence

  • If the Buffett Indicator approaches 200%, investors are 'playing with fire' as stock valuations rise faster than GDP

    80% confidence

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Toronto Stock Exchange · market performancedouble_digit_growth percent
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Berkshire Hathaway
Both facts report Berkshire Hathaway's cash position on 2026-01-01 with identical observation timestamps, but claim vastly different values: 380 billion USD vs 400 USD. These cannot both be true for the same entity at the same point in time. The magnitude of the discrepancy (a factor of ~10^9) rules out rounding, unit conversion, or methodological differences.
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